Fishing for Crappie in Reservoirs

Reservoirs have a ton of great cover and structure for crappie. Reservoirs have a lot of wood in the form of timber, brush piles, overhanging trees, laydowns and submerged trees. The shallow water coves and creeks give crappie plenty of areas to spawn during the spring time, which helps them naturally reproduce in big numbers. Most reservoirs also have some very deep water in the main lake, which is essential for holding large populations of crappie. The deep water points, drop-offs, mid-lake humps, deep weed lines and bridges are all good places to target crappie during the summer and fall. Shallow water fishing usually consists of fishing with bobbers rigged with jigs and/or minnows. In the deeper water, 2 jig rigs, drop-shot rigs, carolina rigs and slip bobbers rigged with live minnows work well for crappie.